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7/19/2008 - Ready to ship!
The R&GVRRM's ex-New York Central Pullman PS-4 flatcar #506102 sits south of the restoration building with its load of 90lb. rail ready to be pulled north through the building and "shipped" over to the new LA&L siding. The rail will be used to construct the siding and using the flat car was the easiest way to ship this large amount of material.
7/19/2008 - Primer!
The museum ex-Wellsville, Addison & Galeton (nee-Boston & Maine) wood Russell snowplow is getting some attention with new primer and one rebuilt window on the east side.
7/19/2008 - Fitting the parts together...
The R&GVRRM owns a '39 Ford REA truck which has been slowly getting
mechanical attention over the years. Now it was time to fit all of
the sheet metal together on the front of the truck to see how it
fit. Some of the sheet metal is original while some pieces like the
fenders are replacements.
7/19/2008 - Window progress!
One of the largest ongoing projects the R&GVRRM has been undertaking in 2008 is the replacement of all of the glazing in all six of its
ex-New York Central 'Empire State Express' coaches. Here we see NYC
2571 which has had all of its windows completed. The results can be
seen in the close up with the ability to see the other coach sitting
on the next track through the windows on BOTH sides of the car. The
museum still has many more windows to go and each window costs about
$200.00 to rebuild. Want to ADOPT-A-Window? Please consider a
donation via PayPal today!
7/19/2008 - F'd it up!
While Lehigh Valley Railroad ALCO RS-3m #211 had most of its lettering since its restoration, one small detail that was missing was a the 'F' on the sides of the frame at the end of the long
hood. The 'F' denotes what is the front of the locomotive. Based
on photographs of 211 in service, replica F's were added to the engine to complete this detail of the locomotive's continued restoration.
7/19/2008 - Loaded up!
With the LA&L siding switch installed, it was time to start to gather
and deliver materials for the job of installing the siding. To
bring some of the needed ties, the museum's custom built ex-Army 6x6 flatbed truck was loaded with three bundles of ties and sits ready to deliver them to the work area once some additional grading is completed.
7/19/2008 - Siding earthwork underway
On this morning, the grading for the first phase of the LA&L siding install is looking very good and close to subgrade. One of museum's Cat graders and its D7E bulldozer sit ready to go to work later that
day to complete the grading work. This first phase of the project
will give the museum about 350 feet of new siding with the goal of installing 1400 feet.
7/19/2008 - Time to work...
Museum volunteer, Dan Waterstraat, has the controls of the museum's Cat 225 grader has he works to complete the grading for the first
phase of LA&L siding. This is the smallest of the three graders the
museum rosters as part of its historic construction equipment collection.
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